Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA CollectCatalog of Images

2000

A jellyfish in the genus Aequorea swims in the planktonreisel. A bluewater scuba diver caught this 50 millimeter diameter medusa in a plastic jar and carried it back to the surface research vessel for further study.

Philippine Islands, Celebes Sea 2007 October

2001

A one-centimeter larval squid.

Philippine Islands, Celebes Sea 2007 October

2002

Paired bongo nets are lowered on a wire to a depth of 500 meters. Lead weight suspended between the nets will hold them vertical in the water. The nets are slowly pulled up through the water column. The mesh size is 150 microns (0.15 millimeter) so these nets catch tiny organisms. The mouth is 60 cm across so fast-swimming animals will normally escape.

Philippine Islands, Celebes Sea 2007 October

2003

The conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) package. The large white cylinders on the frame are used to collect water samples over geothermal systems.

2004

Andy Billings, an engineering assistant at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, makes final checks on ABE (the autonomous benthic explorer) leading up to its first dive at Brothers Volcano.

2005

The surface tow total-field proton magnetometer used to determine the location of magnetic anomalies.

2007 July 30

2006

A good example of one of the many active hydrothermal chimneys (commonly known as black smokers) that occur at the NW caldera site. During earlier NZAPLUME cruises, the detection of heat and various chemical elements emanating from chimneys such as this enabled us to locate numerous hydrothermal vent fields along the Kermadec Arc.

The Pisces IV submersible encounters a brightly colored octopus near a hydrothermal vent area at Monowai caldera at about 1050 meters.

2005 April 12

2009

Christmas Tree Coral (Antipathes dendrochristos) . This species was discovered off Southern California. It can grow to a height greater than two meters. In spite of the color, these types of coral are referred to as black coral.

California Borderlands 2005 February

2010

Banner for Life on the Edge 2005 Expedition.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2011

A grid placed on the seafloor to study diversity and distribution of species.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2012

Yellow and blue fish and galatheid crab in lophelia coral

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2013

Large colony of orange sea anemones in lophelia coral

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2014

Large colony of orange sea anemones in lophelia coral

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2015

Lophelia coral, a large orange anemone and many small anemones, at least four galatheid crabs, a few urchins, and the large conger eel Conger oceanicus.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2016

Lophelia coral, a large orange anemone and many small anemones, at least four galatheid crabs, a few urchins, and the large conger eel Conger oceanicus.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2017

Lophelia coral, a large orange anemone and many small anemones, at least four galatheid crabs, a few urchins, and the large conger eel Conger oceanicus.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2018

Lophelia coral, a large orange anemone and many small anemones, at least four galatheid crabs, a few urchins, and the large conger eel Conger oceanicus.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2019

The commercially important wreckfish Polyprion americanus.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2020

A lophelia colony.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2021

A lophelia colony.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2022

The brisingid sea-star (Novodinia antillensis) is a large invertebrate that is often found perched high on lophelia coral bushes.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2023

A lophelia bush with a large majid crab and numerous small brittle stars.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2024

Roughtip grenadier (Nezumia sclerorhynchus)

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2025

Galatheid crabs on lophelia coral bushes

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2026

Galatheid crabs on a lophelia coral bush

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2027

A large crab amidst lophelia rubble

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2028

White sponges on lophelia coral bush

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2029

A bottlebrush coral and a white coral in a field of lophelia rubble. Look closely and there are numerous other small invertebrates in the image.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2030

A bamboo coral and white sponges. A small lophelia coral is in the left center.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2031

A bamboo coral and a small lophelia coral.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2032

A small lophelia coral in the center with a white sponge to left and a few branches of a bamboo coral to the right. Numerous other small invertebrates are visible in the image.

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2033

A beautiful sample of lophelia

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2034

Lophelia with attached bivalves and other

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2035

Lophelia with worm

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2036

Large worm associated with lophelia bush

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2037

Lophelia bush

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2038

Lophelia bush

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2039

Lophelia bush

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2040

Lophelia bush with delicate invertebrates

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2041

Lophelia bush with delicate invertebrates

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2042

Lophelia bush with delicate invertebrates

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2043

Lophelia bush with delicate invertebrates

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2044

Lophelia bush with delicate invertebrates

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2045

Lophelia bush with an array of various invertebrates

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2046

Lophelia bush with an array of various invertebrates

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2047

Lophelia bush

United States, Atlantic Ocean, Offshore Southeast 2005 October

2048

Lophelia bush with delicate invertebrates including an eunicid polychaete worm